BOSTON — As he talked about his great times being a professional athlete in Massachusetts, Vince Wilfork made it a point to thank both Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick.

It’s common among the team’s alumni. Most of the New England players who were part of the Patriots ’ amazing 20-year run fondly remember Kraft as the kindly paternal figure leading the franchise and Belichick as the mastermind who got the most out of them.

Vince Wilfork launches new venture after 2 years of obsession, 3 a.m. kitchen tests

That makes not-so-subtle difficult to watch for many former Patriots.

Including Wilfork.

As he met with the media before The Tradition, the annual gala that raises money for The Sports Museum and honors great New England athletes, Wilfork said he thinks the two men will eventually

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